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Nice link Mainwar! another good one is here. Ifurita has been in the RTCW/ET scene for quite a while, has a good way of explaining things too.

happypant's link is what really got me playing well - lots of good info plus stuff on scripting, etc.  Target's got an excellent point to, b/c w/o knowing where to go you'll miss most of the action.

you might want to play cs a little when you're not playing wolf...I played cs for a week and lemme tell you what, when I came back I got 52 headshots in a 15 min round (rtcw, not et).  idk if it'll work for everyone , but I take a lil "retreat" to counter-strike-ville once in a while to keep up my headshotting skittles

The best tips I can give you in no particular order:

1.  Don't be an XP Whore.  This means, don't go building erroneous MG nests if the objective is in jeopardy.  The first 3 minutes of a map generally sets the tone for the rest of it.  You need to start strong.

2.  Don't bleed teammates.  If a teammate is in a firefight with an enemy, and you don't have a clear shot, let your teammate kill the guy OR if your teammate dies, THEN finish off the enemy.

3.  Corner camp.  Pay attention to what routes your enemy is taking and if the opportunity arises, camp out for a few seconds and see if the bad guys run through.  If they do, wait until they are all through and backrage them.  (The MA guys can attest to my corner campness) 

4. Headshots.  If you are not getting at least 1 headshot per kill, you need to work on your aim.

5. Mouse settings.  Set your mouse up so it is sensative enough to carry out a 180 yet it is still somewhat slow moving for the mid-long range shooting.  This is a delicate balance between mouse accel, mouse sensitivity in your OS and mouse sensativity in ET.  This helps with accuracy and headshots.

6.  Always have a nade primed.  Grenades are great deterrents.  Alot of times, if someone sees a grenade, it forces them to use a different route or at least stall.  If they stall, chances are, they are priming a nade and you can go in and SMG them in the face.

7.  As a medic.  Revive FIRST, shoot later.  Period.

8.  As Fops, use smart arty placement.  Don't place arty on a place that is going to see high traffic from your teammates.  Given, arty is one of those things that will TK from time to time but be careful.  And remember, hand out ammo to your medics!

9.  Engineer.  Be prepared to die alot.  No matter how good you are, you will undoubtedly die at least 15 times while constructing something.  Don't get mad.  Engineer is a thankless job.

10.  If a medic is nearby, don't tap out.  Not only is it frustrating for the medic, but it usually gets them caught with their needle in hand and subsequently killed.

11.  If you don't know the map, listen to commands from experienced players.  You will be able to tell who they are.  I am always saying "build CP", "Kill their CP", "All clear", "arty on tank", "I need backup", etc.

12.  Be polite.  Say "Thanks", "No Problem", etc. when you are given supplies or revived.

13.  Take cover when reloading if possible.  This is key!  I don't know how many times in a map I get in a firefight, run outta ammo and crouch behind a corner to reload.  Normally, the enemy keeps shooting and I can tell when I pop back out he will only get a few shots off and need to reload.  Reload = instant death in a firefight.  Reload often.

14.  Play to win, not kill.  This is a big pet peeve of mine.  I hate when you have a team full of medics who are just interested in their kill/death ratio and have no interest in winning.  Always be smart about your class or if you are unsure, ask what class the team needs.  When I play, I can have a horrible kill/death ratio but as long as I win, I am happy.

15.  Leave ammo.  Another pet peeve of mine.  If a fops is throwing down ammo, and there are other teammates near, only take a couple of ammo packs.  leave the rest for other guys.

16.  GIB GIB GIB!!  If you kill someone, gib them so they cannot be revived.  This is usually the key to winning maps.  If you gib, the enemy is not only forced to wait the full spawn time but they usually have further to walk to get to the obj.

17.  Do not go kamikaze and rush into a room/hall when you know there are 5 bad guys there.  Be strategic, plan your move.  This is especially true when playing clan guys/gals.  For instance, if you see a KOD engineer, you can damn near guarantee that at least 1 medic is nearby.  If you see a medic, you can almost guarantee that a fops and engineer are close.

18.  Don't get pissed.  I don't know about you but if I get too mad, I start to suck.  Keep a cool head.  Don't hesitate to tell people "Great shot".  It shows respect and that you are a stand up player.

19.  Don't make excuses.  I don't care if I killed you because you were typing, you lagged, etc.  Joking is OK but I have seen some people who literally say "LAG!!!!" every time I kill them.  It is emberassing to themselves.

20.  Respect the rules on the server you are on.  You don't want to get a reputation of the annoying guy.  That makes you even more of a target.

21.  As said before.  Learn the maps.

Last but not least:  have fun.  It is just a game. 


Love and frags,
Donkey

I agree with most of what was said, but for a few points.

[KOD]Pvt. Donkey wrote:

The best tips I can give you in no particular order:

5. Mouse settings.  Set your mouse up so it is sensative enough to carry out a 180 yet it is still somewhat slow moving for the mid-long range shooting.  This is a delicate balance between mouse accel, mouse sensitivity in your OS and mouse sensativity in ET.  This helps with accuracy and headshots.

Once you start to get good this point is EXTREMELY important.  I actually keep mine quite slow.  Better for firefights, not so good for turning 180 degrees.  I figure that I need to turn 180 a couple times a map, but I get in TONS of fire fights.  Thus I keep it slow for control.  You need to find your own mix.  There's a great tutorial out there on how to find where your sensitivity should be set to.  Can't remember what its called, but I'd find it.

[KOD]Pvt. Donkey wrote:

The best tips I can give you in no particular order:

7.  As a medic.  Revive FIRST, shoot later.  Period.

I would disagree with this.  Always heal the engi, but if you see a mate go down, take out the guy he was fighting with, THEN heal him.  You do it in the other order and you just get killed.

All other points were spot on, and this is a pretty good guide of things to keep in mind when improving your game.

Target

Great suggestions!